It is important for an organization to have one or more spokespeople who are experienced and can stay calm when communicating during a crisis. Crisis communication is how people know what is going on and it is very important when it comes to public relations. This is why it is important to have an adequate [...]
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One of the more important aspects of being a good leader in any environment, especially a workplace, is that of communication. The ability to communicate with your workers enables you to help them understand the business model as well as keep employees informed on the status of the company and the employee’s department so that [...]
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If nothing else, 2008 was the year that social media began to grow without bounds. Between social networking, social bookmarking, and blogging as well as other tactics, social media saw an explosion in participation and interest in 2008. Facebook alone boasted a 116% increase in traffic over 2007.
But the question still remains-how does social media [...]
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Alexander Graham Bell was born Mar 3, 1847, and even as a youth showed an inventive mind. Om ome occasio, he and other boys were given the task of husking wheat out of the husk or ear. He took his share of the husks home and quickly took the husks off using a nail brush. [...]
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How can you possibly manage someone above you? You do not have their experience or skill. You do not have authority over them. You cannot give them instructions. If you try it and get it wrong, it could be career limiting!
On the other hand, it is possible for you to influence anyone with whom you [...]
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Influence is about empowerment. How often have you felt disempowered and frustrated because you were unable to influence people or events? Influence is also about change. When you influence someone through feedback, you are offering them the opportunity to use the feedback as a basis for changing their behaviour.
Follow the six guidelines below to use [...]
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Increasingly, businesses are utilising the possibilities of instant messaging (IM) in the workplace. Offering free, instant communication with anyone at their desk, it’s easy to see why organisations are finding it a useful alternative to other forms of communication.
Initially, businesses were slow to realise the potential of instant messaging, associating it with socialising, chat rooms [...]
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Do you want to get your advertising message out to the people that are hungry for your product? Then do what some of the most successful businesses have been doing for decades. Put together a direct marketing campaign and rent or buy direct marketing lists that target those people with laser sharp accuracy.
Since [...]
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Direct marketing people are results oriented people. Everything aspect of their marketing activities must motivate a call to action – something that has to be done now by the reader – and whatever that action is it must be measurable.
One of the most important things a direct marketer can do is learn how to [...]
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